Queensland University of Technology; Financial Research Network (FIRN)

Date Written: September 2, 2018

Abstract

We investigate the existence of strategic cross-fund subsidization in SRI fund families. For a sample of SRI fund families domiciled in the U.S., we find evidence of cross-fund subsidization on performance where winning funds are subsidized by peer losing funds. However, there is no evidence of cross-fund subsidization between high-fee and low-fee funds, and between young and mature funds of the same family. Cross-fund subsidization is attenuated by manager ownership in subsidizing funds, and is more likely to occur between sibling funds with ethical screening than with environmental, social, and combined environmental-social-governance (ESG) screening.

SSRN Rankings

About SSRN

We use cookies to help provide and enhance our service and tailor content.By continuing, you agree to the use of cookies. To learn more, visit our Cookies page.
This page was processed by aws-apollo2 in 0.176 seconds